how to cut down a sewing pattern

Sometimes the perfect sewing pattern is perfect in every way except the size. Here are a few hints - dont forget to iron your pattern it really does help.

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Here its 5 inches.

. Using a tape measure measure from the end of the arrow to the selvedge the raw edge. If you want your sewing projects to turn out nicely you need to set your sewing pattern down right. If the sewing pattern you are using has notches that extend beyond the circumference of the pattern piece.

Take your ruler and cut your pattern horizontally and vertically. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a tutorial showing how to do it. The most accurate way to do so is by using a ruler.

When using shears place one hand on the pattern close to the cutting line where your other hand is manipulating the shears. To keep the integrity of the pattern you may want to trace the pattern onto tracing. I felt that this was a good time to cover this because of this months sewing project the Wavy Cardigan.

Move the non-cutting hand. Get out an assortment of rulers and a mechanical pencil for the fine point paper scissors and pattern weights. Step 2 Using your sewing machine sew a line of short stitches around this area.

Use the lines as a guide. Once you decide on a size trace around it. Put your iron on a wool setting and with no steam carefully press out the creases in the paper.

First to prep before you cut out your pattern pieces you will need the following. Once you fold your fabric properly well go over this below and align the edge of your pattern perfectly with the fabrics fold the double layer is then cut according to the sewing pattern leaving the fold intact. Where do you cut.

Pattern pieces printed in the correct size needed refer to patterns size chart Pattern Cutting mat or other cutting surface Pattern weights I admittedly use whatever is around me or pins Scissors andor ofla blade measuring tape if there is a grain line. So youve bought your fist sewing pattern and unfolded it - but now there all these lines and triangles and dots. If the size you need is not included in the pattern all is not lost.

The Wavy is made with a knit. Measure from one end of the grainline arrow to the selvage edge. For example if you need to scale the pattern up one inch you would cut the pattern and spread the pieces 12 on each side.

Spread it out over a large smooth surface and cover it with your tracing paper. This is actually the 1 rule of aligning a sewing pattern to the fabric correctly. Sometimes the perfect sewing pattern is perfect in every way except the size.

If you need to scale it down you would overlap the pieces instead. Wickelkleid Sewing Tutorials Dress Sewing Patterns Easy Sewing Find the long grain line on the pattern piecea long arrow and make sure that this is straight and on the grain of the fabric. This tutorial is particularly well.

This week we are going into some further detail on that with how to cut a sewing pattern. If you do the fabric will stretch and the piles threads will lock together creating a distorted pattern shape. Whether you cut out pattern pieces with a rotary cutter or shears cut with the bulk of the pattern to the left of the scissors or rotary blade reverse if youre left-handed.

Always place the sewing pattern such that the double pointed arrow on the sewing pattern grainline is in parallel relation to the selvage edge. Your overall sewing project will turn out better if you carefully cut out each pattern piece with a quality pair of dressmaking shears and make cuts as long as possible. A few weeks ago we went over how to read a sewing pattern.

Once the fabric is cut and all necessary marking are transferred from the pattern youll notice that when you open the fabrics fold you have a full piece with. Lets pretend my selvedges are together cause they should be. She will also say to iron your pattern pieces on low heat no steam Step 3.

What does it all mean. With a little know-how you can size that baby up or down as needed. Put a pin in this end.

To cut them I use my paper scissors for that section and make a little snip into the fabric and pattern usually no more than 2-3 mm. Some people even pin them together but Im lazy Step 4. Cut in full strokeschoppy cuts result in jagged edges.

I showed you how to read a pattern envelope the instruction manual and the sewing pattern itself.

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